>>>
Nehemiah 8:10b - The Joy of The Lord Is Your Strength.

Nehemiah 8:10b (NIV) Do not grieve, for the 
joy of the LORD is your strength. 

INTRODUCTION

The joy of the Lord is the joy that springs 
up in our hearts because of our relationship to 
the Lord. It is a God-given gladness found when 
we are in communion with God. [Nelson SB] 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Some people think Christians should 
always be smiling and happy, and something is wrong 
if they aren't.  
   But this isn't necessarily true. Jesus 
stood outside the tomb of His friend Lazarus, and 
we read that "Jesus wept" (John 11:35). As He 
approached Jerusalem "He saw the city and wept" (Luke 
19:41) because of its spiritual blindness and 
guilt. He knelt in the Garden of Gethsemane and was 
"in agony  [and] His sweat became like great 
drops of blood" (Luke 22:44). 
   Don't confuse happiness with joy. 
Happiness comes with happy circumstances; joy wells up 
deep inside our souls as we learn to trust 
Christ. Joy does not mean that we are never sad or 
that we never cry. But joy is a quiet confidence, 
a state of inner peace that comes from God. 
   Life's troubles will rob us of our 
happiness, but they can never rob us of the joy God 
gives us, as we turn in faith to Him and seek His 
face.  
   The world doesnt need believers to put 
on our happy faces to prove our faith is 
real.  true joy radiates from within and makes its 
presence known regardless of circumstances.  Lets 
be more concerned with authenticity than 
appearances.  [Hope for Each Day by Billy Graham] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Nehemiah 8:10b - The Joy of The Lord Is Your 
Strength. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220728-0830.html 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20180117-0842.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/